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Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Communication & Media Studies at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in communications.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists 28,360 $60,600
Editors 5,490 $72,300
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Radio and Television Announcers 2,320 $50,530
Reporters and Correspondents 2,210 $45,910

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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